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Jun 2, 2016 | 5:57 pm

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el_tigre

Join Date: Dec 2004

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Originally Posted by SkiAdcock

Marriott Exec Apartments are 2.5 points. Residence Inn & Townplace Suites are the only two brands that give 5 points. The rest of the Marriott brands (including the less expensive ones) give 10 points per dollar.

http://www.marriott.com/marriott-rewards/earn/hotels.mi

Yeah, but those two brands make up more than 20% of Marriott's current total property portfolio. And then you also have the nine brands that give points on room rates only, which makes up more than 50% of all Marriott hotels. So then you're left with about 25% of Marriott properties that award points on all spend, vs 100% of Starwood properties now. Not receiving points for incidental spend, particularly at the higher-end brands, is huge.